No more weed...

[Cattledog]

https://mic.com/articles/169471/white-house-hints-at-coming-crackdown-on-recreational-marijuana#.VC9hNOQYs

White House press secretary Sean Spicer suggested Thursday the federal government could crack down on recreational marijuana use across the country, even in states that have legalized the drug.

Spicer's comments during the daily White House press briefing came in response to a question from a local Arkansas reporter, who asked whether President Donald Trump was OK with Arkansas' medical marijuana law, rules for which were recently approved by the state's Medical Marijuana Commission.

Spicer said Trump approves of medical marijuana use — which could help provide relief to the chronically ill — as opposed to recreational use, which Spicer suggested was tied to the opioid crisis many states are currently facing.

[JenniferJuniper]

1. So, States' Rights for potties, Federal law for pot.

[EarthFirst]

3. You got it! nt

[amuse bouche]

4. Exactly what I thought

[BigDemVoter]

13. Yeah, and those motherfuckers also believe that discrimination is up to the states, but a puff of

weed? FUCK no, or Uncle Pussy Grabber or Uncle KKK will come and get you!

[EarthFirst]

2. I'm glad that I decided to hold a moment...

I was very motivated to move a portion of our investments into the cannabis industry in late 2016.

My father is doing rather well with it after a six month run, however even he is cautiously reevaluating his position.

I knew that once Sessions was appointed, things were going to get absurd.

This certainly validates my concerns...

[SoCalNative]

5. The fact that they compare

marijuana to opiods shows just how clueless they are

[logosoco]

18. [phone]

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. Among many other give aways of their cluelessness

[regnaD kciN]

34. It's not cluelessness...

...it's knowing they have the power to do whatever they want, so their rationalizations don't need to make sense.

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. So ignorant...

Spicer said Trump approves of medical marijuana use — which could help provide relief to the chronically ill — as opposed to recreational use, which Spicer suggested was tied to the opioid crisis many states are currently facing.

Like comparing apples and oranges..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid

[JenniferJuniper]

10. Need to keep those for-profit prisons filled

Legalize too many drugs and they'll be more than half empty.

[SFnomad]

14. And to make sure that that we fill them with minorities

Because we can't take their voting rights away from them if we don't lock them up.

[asiliveandbreathe]

15. true true true - but let's not turn on Big Pharma...

who manufacture the worst opiods..and then turn them loose on the public..looking around..who has been prescribing these opiods and then people become addicted and then had to go into drug rehab...

The disclaimers on TV drug Ads - sound more like the drug will kill you, rather than the ailment itself...

[workinclasszero]

36. Bingo!

And Big Pharma wants to get us all addicted to the narcotics they manufacture for outrageous prices!

[Flaleftist]

40. And then there's this

Overdoses Fell with Medical Marijuana Legalization

While opioid pain relievers offer critical benefits to certain patients, such as those with cancer-related pain, the rise of opioid prescriptions has had devastating public health consequences. The C.D.C. recently urged physicians to be very cautious in prescribing these drugs.

Meanwhile, access to medical marijuana has expanded rapidly — 24 states and D.C. have legalized its broad medical use — and chronic or severe pain is the most common condition reported among those using it. On it's face, this might seem to mirror the rise in prescription opioid use.

But using state-level death certificate data from 1999 to 2010, my colleagues and I found that the annual rate of opioid overdose deaths decreased substantially — by 25 percent on average — following the passage of medical marijuana laws, compared to states that still had bans. ....(cont.)


http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/04/26/is-marijuana-a-gateway-drug/overdoses-fell-with-medical-marijuana-legalization

[Rhiannon12866]

41. Thank you for this!

And welcome to DU!

[Flaleftist]

42. You're welcome.

Thank you

[bronxiteforever]

7. Bring it on!

Start destroying the western states economically. Plus the wall. There won't be a western GOPer left in office.

[samnsara]

9. our state brings in a LOT of $$$...

..it will defo destroy our budget

[angstlessk]

11. Who they bringin in to enforce dem dar laws?

[bronxiteforever]

21. good questions that require logic and reason to answer it.

But considering we are talking gopers this policy and execution will lack both!

[samnsara]

8. im buying my grow box now!...

...and I live in legal land.

[spanone]

12. this fucking administration will put america back in the 1950's

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[bluedigger]

16. I think you missed the target by about a hundred years.

[spanone]

17. i'm an optimist!

[jayschool2013]

19. Time to stock up

Some good new edibles out there that should keep for a year or two. Combined with just enough smoke and oils, I think I can make it through four years.

[Thrill]

20. Hey young folks

still want to sit out elections?

[otohara]

24. I Bribed Youngsters @Dispensary w/Tips

to go vote for Hillary.

They were all Busters who swore they'd never ever vote for Hillary.
I said, so you all moved to CO to turn us into a red state again because POC didn't choose Sanders?

In the end most voted at my little dispensary but the weed industry here was a breeding ground for Hillary hate.

[Warren DeMontague]

27. So our party should lead on this issue.

Pols like Gavin Newsom have a clue.

[workinclasszero]

37. Damn right!

National legalization of MJ and taking it off that BS schedule should be a number one goal of the Democratic party!

Let's make the differences crystal clear between us and the fascists!

[Warren DeMontague]

26. Uh, Marijuana did better than either party at the polls last November.

Maybe the question should be to our party at the national level, if we still want to treat this issue like a fringey joke that might alienate soccer moms, or if we want to listen to the clear majority of Americans who support legalization.

[otohara]

33. In 2012

more people voted for legalization than they did Obama to the tune of 58,000 if I remember correctly.
2008 53.66%
2012 51.5%

He garnered more votes in 2012 but was down by a couple pts from 08

[voteearlyvoteoften]

22. Downvote that idea

[Warren DeMontague]

25. anyone who thinks this will mean "no more weed" is, excuse the phrase, high.

One of the reasons James Cole wrote his memo in the first place, contrary to the narrative pushed by Sessions, etc-- was not because 'Choom Gang' Obama was demanding legal pot, but rather out of the acknowledgement that, for one, the feds can't FORCE individual states to criminalize marijuana, and if the Feds push too hard, the states could actually "go nuclear" and remove all mention of cannabis from their respective laws altogether.

Please read:

http://www.thestranger.com/news/2016/12/21/24755256/one-way-to-protect-washington-states-legal-weed-market-from-trump-burn-it-to-the-ground

What would that mean? It would mean a free for all for weed in those states. No regulation, no enforcement, nothing. The Feds, at the Federal level, DO NOT HAVE the resources to enforce pot laws in the individual states. Sure, they could arrest some people, raid some dispensaries, shut down a grow or two.. but if Trump decides to put his brand- not exactly rating super high right now- all over pot prohibition, does anyone think the voters of Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington, etc wouldn't tell him to fuck off in such a blatant manner?

They could try to interfere with the regimens of legal weed in recreational states- I suspect they will- but their options are limited and not all that appealing from their perspective, I think.

Another point to consider is jury nullification. Where are they going to find Juries west of the rockies willing to send people to prison for pot, at this point? All those red hat wearing yahoos who got all excited when the Malheur people got acquitted--- well, there's your principle of standing up to federal tyranny at the jury level, right?

Um, this would be like that, but times a million. How much taxpayer money are they actually going to spend fighting this?

[bravenak]

31. He might even fuck around and turn Alaska blue

We hate people telling us wtf to do.

[Warren DeMontague]

38. Thats another excellent point.

Despite all the noise about "pot states didnt vote for Trump anyway", CO and NV are still technically important swing states. And, as you note, AK is red.

[roamer65]

28. The states that have legalized should garnish federal tax dollars for lost revenue.

Dollar for dollar.

[Generic Other]

29. Washington will fight Sessions, Trump over legal pot, Inslee says

OLYMPIA – The next fight between Washington state and the Trump administration may be over legal marijuana.

With newly sworn in U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on record as a strong opponent of legalizing marijuana, Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday the state will try to persuade the federal government that states should still be allowed to make that decision.

Washington will present information to the administration and Congress about its experience after voters passed an initiative to allow adults to grow, sell and use recreational marijuana, Inslee said. There has been no major increase in criminal activity or ill health effects reported, he said, and the sales are generating tax revenue for the state.

“Of the five or six fights they want to pick today, or any day, this is not the one they want to have,” Inslee said. “They would be on the wrong side of history.”

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/09/washington-will-fight-sessions-trump-over-legal-po/


IN STATES WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA, PAINKILLER DEATHS DROP BY 25 PERCENT
It has actually reduced drug abuse, especially pain killers.
http://www.newsweek.com/states-medical-marijuana-painkiller-deaths-drop-25-266577

So he can get the f*uck outta here with his opioid crisis.

[Warren DeMontague]

39. Excellent.

Still waiting for a response from Kate Brown.

[Rex]

30. Of course! Not like they want to go after real criminals!

Pathetic.

[askyagerz]

32. Shit! How can we get through the trump years

Without weed

[workinclasszero]

35. I knew it was coming

States rights only applies to transgender bathroom laws...Go figure.

This is Trump and the republican reich's big wet kiss to Big Pharma!